The Louisville Folk School and National Jug Band Jubilee present the Summer Swing
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The Louisville Folk School and National Jug Band Jubilee present the Summer Swing
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LOUISVILLE, KY, (June 3, 2024) – The National Jug Band Jubilee is back! The nonprofit is partnering with the Louisville Folk School to put on the “Summer Swing,” a free, family-friendly outdoor festival taking place in Douglass Park, outside the Douglass Community Center, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, June 22.
The “Summer Swing” will feature music, kids’ activities from the Jubilee and the Steam Exchange, and food and drinks, including a beer booth from West Sixth Brewing Co. The festival will feature performances from Hubby Jenkins (former member of the Grammy Award winning Carolina Chocolate Drops), The Piedmont Blūz Acoustic Duo, the Juggernaut Jug Band, and Tin Can Caravan featuring Thomas Deakin and Stephanie Nilles.
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National Jug Band Jubilee adds more events leading up to the all-day festival
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LOUISVILLE, KY, (September 15, 2022) – Time is fast-approaching for the 2022 National Jug Band Jubilee. The free, all-day festival had a two-year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but it will be back on Saturday, September 24 at the Brown-Forman Amphitheater in Waterfront Park, from Noon to 9 p.m. This week the festival’s organizers announced a few more opportunities for local students and music fans to enjoy the jug band love. Education has always been an important component of the Jubilee’s mission, and the festival has sent Jug Bands to area schools on the day prior to the concert for several years.
On Friday, September 23rd, the How Long Jug Band (Portland, OR) will play at Frayser Elementary. The Busted Jug Band (Boston, MA) are playing at Greathouse/Shyrock Elementary […]
National Jug Band Jubilee returns to Waterfront Park in September
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National Jug Band Jubilee returns to Waterfront Park in September
LOUISVILLE, KY, (August 4, 2022) – It’s been a while since fans of the National Jug Band Jubilee got to dance to the rhythm of jug band music on the banks of the Ohio River. The free, all-day festival was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but the festival that celebrates all things jug band is coming back for 2022!
The 2022 National Jug Band Jubilee will take place on Saturday, September 24 at the Brown- Forman Amphitheater in Waterfront Park, from Noon to 9 p.m. GRAMMY-nominated blues artist Jontavious Willis is the festival headliner. Perennial favorites the Juggernaut Jug Band and the Cincinnati Dancing Pigs are also set to perform. The complete […]
National Jug Band Jubilee returns to Waterfront Park in September
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LOUISVILLE, KY, (July 25, 2022) – It’s been a while since fans of the National Jug Band Jubilee got to dance to rhythm of jug band music on the banks of the Ohio River. The free, all-day festival was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but the festival that celebrates all things jug band is coming back for 2022!
The 2022 National Jug Band Jubilee will take place on Saturday, September 24 at the Brown- Forman Amphitheater in Waterfront Park, from Noon to 9 p.m. GRAMMY-nominated blues artist Jontavious Willis is the festival headliner. Perennial favorites the Juggernaut Jug Band and the Cincinnati Dancing Pigs are also set to perform. The rest of the day’s lineup will feature some of […]
National Jug Band Jubilee is back on September 18, 2021
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LOUISVILLE, KY, (July 29, 2021) – The National Jug Band Jubilee returns to the Brown-Forman Amphitheater in Waterfront Park on Saturday, September 18, 2021. This will be the 16th festival for the non-profit organization. This year’s headlining performer will be acoustic blues talent Jontavious Willis, a 25-year-old multi-instrumentalist who was nominated for a Grammy in 2020 thanks to his latest album, Spectacular Class. The complete line-up for the 2021 National Jug Band Jubilee will be announced very soon!
Willis hails from Greenville, Georgia. He grew up singing gospel music at the Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church with his grandfather. Willis was drawn to blues music after watching a video of Muddy Waters performing “Hoochie Coochie Man.” He was later mentored by legendary bluesman Taj Mahal who has said, “That’s my Wonderboy, the […]
National Jug Band Jubilee celebrates 15th anniversary with Kweskin
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LOUISVILLE, KY, (July 30, 2019) – Jug band music is a pre-World War II jazz style that thrived in Louisville from 1890 to 1930. A former public relations executive named Rod Wenz organized the first National Jug Band Jubilee 15-years ago to celebrate that legacy. The Juggernaut Jug Band and the Cincinnati Dancing Pigs entertained 400 people onboard the Belle of Louisville. Since then the Jubilee has grown into a free, all-day festival that attracts thousands of people to each year to see the best jug band talent in the world.
American folk revival pioneer Jim Kweskin (Boston, MA) will return to Louisville to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the festival. Kweskin founded the legendary Jim Kweskin Jug Band in the 1960s and helped to popular some of […]